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Physical Oceanography and Climate

Authors

Kris Karnauskas, University of Colorado Boulder
Published 2020

Description

Climate research over recent decades has shown that the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere drives the global climate system. This engaging and accessible textbook focuses on climate dynamics from the perspective of the upper ocean, and specifically on the interaction between the atmosphere and ocean. It describes the fundamental physics and dynamics governing the behavior of the ocean, and how it interacts with the atmosphere, giving rise to natural climate variability and influencing climate change. Including end-of-chapter questions and…

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Key features

  • Includes visualizations to aid in the understanding of key theoretical concepts, and to help students link these with the phenomena observed in the real world
  • Mathematical treatments are complemented with intuitive explanations, with a common-sense review of the advanced mathematical concepts appearing at the beginning of the book
  • Provides an introduction to the field and serves to translate between the concepts shared between atmospheric science and physical oceanography; perfect for students studying traditional atmospheric science, who might have had little exposure to oceanography, and vice versa
  • Includes access to an online solutions manual for instructors, and more questions can be devised from the data sets provided
  • Contains turn-key access to dozens of online, research-quality data sets that were used in the production of the illustrations

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